COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: ARTS - Art
ARTS 1301. ART APPRECIATION (3-0-3) 50.0703.5126
Designed to help students develop an understanding of the visual arts through a basic survey of art mediums, visual elements such as line and color and a basic history of art. Slide lectures, gallery and museum tours, artist demonstrations and art films discussed. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ARTS 1303. ART HISTORY I (3-0-3) 50.0703.5226
Chronological survey of the history of art from prehistoric times through the Gothic Age. Slide lectures with discussion and use of library art sources. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ARTS 1304. ART HISTORY II (3-0-3) 50.0703.5226
Chronological survey of the history of art from Pre-Renaissance through the 1980s (Op, Pop, Minimalism). Slide lectures with discussion and use of library art sources. Prerequisite: ARTS 1303. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ARTS 1311. DESIGN I (3-3-3) 50.0401.5326
Basic course in the fundamentals of design, involving the primary principles and elements of two-dimensional design. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 1312. DESIGN II (3-3-3) 50.0401.5326
Continuation of ARTS 1311. Concerns the fundamentals of art with emphasis on three-dimensional concepts. Prerequisite: ARTS 1311. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 1316. DRAWING I (3-3-3) 50.0705.5226
Fundamentals of drawing from a variety of subject matter as a basis for subsequent artistic interpretation; media includes: pencil, conte crayon, charcoal and others; topics and terminology: studies in contour drawing, gesture, value and composition. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 1317. DRAWING II (3-3-3) 50.0705.5226
Continuation of ARTS 1316 with major emphasis on artistic anatomical structural systems of the human form and compositional arrangement. Media includes pen and ink, brush and others. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 1325. DRAWING AND PAINTING FOR NONMAJORS (3-3-3) 50.0708.5126
Survey for nonmajors of the history and philosophy of art in conjunction with initial exploratory activities with art materials. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2311. DESIGN III COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ART (3-3-3) 50.0401.5326
An introduction to making art on the Macintosh computer. No computer experience required. In-depth investigation into two-dimensional design using computers to explore imaginative solutions to design problems. Prerequisite: ARTS 1311. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2312. DESIGN IV ANIMATION ARTS (3-3-3) 50.0401.5326
An introduction to the development of animation movement and visual storytelling skills. Includes all aspects of animation production, from concept development and production design to completion of a finished piece. Prerequisite: ARTS 2311. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2316. PAINTING (3-3-3) 50.0708.5226
Basic course in acrylic or oil painting including formal considerations of still-life, figure and landscape compositions. Includes instruction in elements and principles of composition, media, tools and technique. Prerequisites: ARTS 1311, 1316, or permission of the instructor. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2323. LIFE DRAWING I (3-3-3) 50.0705.5326
An introduction to the concepts and methods of drawing the figure. Various drawing media, including mixed media, are explored. Prerequisites: ARTS 1316, 1317. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2324. LIFE DRAWING II (3-3-3) 50.0705.5326
Continuation of ARTS 2323 with emphasis on using color and mixed media. Prerequisite: ARTS 2323 or permission of instructor. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2326. SCULPTURE I (3-3-3) 50.0709.5126
Studio course exploring sculptural approaches in a variety of media including clay, wood and found object constructions. Prerequisites: ARTS 1311, 1312, 1316, 1317, or permission of the instructor. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2327. SCULPTURE II (3-3-3) 50.0709.5126
Continuation of ARTS 2326 with an emphasis on individual expression. Exploration of sculptural approaches in various media including wood, metal and mixed media. Prerequisite: ARTS 2326 or permission of the instructor. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2333. PRINTMAKING I (3-3-3) 50.0710.5126
Practice in the making and printing of etchings, lithographs, wood cuts, silkscreen and other selected print media. Prerequisite: ARTS 1311. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2334. PRINTMAKING II (3-3-3) 50.0710.5126
Continuation of ARTS 2333; emphasis on media not used in the first semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 2333. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2346. CERAMICS I (3-3-3) 50.0711.5126
Fundamentals of basic pottery and glazing with an emphasis on functional design and decoration. Handbuilding and wheel throwing techniques introduced with supportive experiences of kiln stacking and firing processes. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2347. CERAMICS II (3-3-3) 50.0711.5126
Continuation of ARTS 2346 with emphasis on functional and expressive design. Emphasis given to development of wheel throwing skills. Various firing methods considered. Prerequisite: ARTS 2346 or permission of the instructor. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2348. DIGITAL ART I (3-3-3) 50.0402.5126
Studio Art course exploring potential of computer hardware and software medium for visual, conceptual and practical use in the Visual Arts. Emphasis on theory and practice of advertising (commercial) art. Includes planning layout, developing messages, selecting media and executing advertising art. Fundamentals of computer graphics introduced. Prerequisite: ARTS 1311, 2311. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2349. DIGITAL ART II (3-3-3) 50.0402.5126
Continuation of ARTS 2348. Prerequisite: ARTS 2348. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2356. PHOTOGRAPHY I (3-3-3) 50.0605.5126
Basic course in black and white photography with emphasis on equipment, film processing and producing finished prints. Course includes concepts and methods of traditional and contemporary photography. Student must supply manual/adjustable 35mm camera, photographic paper, film and other supplies as needed. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2357. PHOTOGRAPHY II (3-3-3) 50.0605.5226
Continuation of ARTS 2356 with emphasis on creativity and using various mediums, which may include digital camera and image manipulation software. Student must supply cameras, paper, film and other supplies as needed. Prerequisite: ARTS 2356 or permission of the instructor. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2366. WATERCOLOR I (3-3-3) 50.0708.5326
Basic fundamentals of watercolor painting, including wet-on-wet, dry brush and glazing. Composition and color theory are stressed as well as working from life. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ARTS 2389. ACADEMIC COOPERATIVE (1-5-3) 24.0103.5212
An on-site museum experience, to complete various projects, which may include unpacking artwork, exhibition installation, making labels, computer data entry and research. Students meet during one of two orientation sessions (to be announced) and will work at the museum for six hours weekly. Must provide own transportation to and from the museum. Prerequisites: ARTS 1301, 1303, or 1304.